In Remembrance
S. Philip Greiver, MD (1930-2013)
S
. Philip Greiver, MD, FACP, passed away
on Wednesday, October 23, 2013.
faculty member of U of L Medical School,
teaching students in the clinic.
Phil was born in 1930 in Louisville to
Sonia and Joseph Greiver. He graduated from
Male High School, the University of Louisville,
and University of Louisville Medical School in
1955. He trained in Medicine at Maimonides
Hospital in Brooklyn, NY, Barnes Hospital
in St. Louis, MO, served two years in the US
Army at the rank of Captain and spent his
last years of training in Louisville at the old
General Hospital.
Dr. Greiver was a member of Keneseth Israel Congregation, serving on its board, and also
a member of Congregation Anshei Sfard and
the Louisville VAAD, serving as its president.
He was also president of the former Louisville
Jewish Day School for several years. He was
a kind, caring, devoted physician, husband,
father and grandfather. Medicine was his life
and his patients always came first.
Phil had a distinguished practice in Internal Medicine in Louisville for 38 years and
was a brilliant diagnostician. He developed a
keen interest in Geriatrics and became boardcertified in Geriatrics as a sub-specialty. After visiting and researching Geriatric centers
around the country, he helped develop the
Col. Harland Sanders Geriatric Wing at Jewish
Hospital and co-founded the Kentucky Geriatric Association, serving as its president. He
was also the medical director of Four Courts
Senior Center for several years.
He was a member of numerous organizations including Greater Louisville Medical
Society, Louisville Society of Internists (past
president), Kentucky Medical Association,
and Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity (past
president). For over 25 years, he served as
president of the Sidney I. Kornhauser Foundation, created by the Phi Delta Epsilon Graduate Club, which gave monetary awards to worthy medical students for academic excellence.
He was a member of the American Medical
Association, a Fellow of the American College
of Physicians, and both served on the board
of Jewish Hospital and was president of its
medical staff. He was also a gratis volunteer
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Phil adored his two sons, Mike and Jon,
and doted on his 10 grandchildren, trying
to keep up with their involved lives. He and
Roz enjoyed traveling and spent half the year
in Tucson, AZ for the last 12 years, where
they had many friends and interests. He was
an avid UofL fan and had season tickets for
decades. Mike and Jon grew up going to
those games, even on school nights – their
dad had a keen sense of both family time and
tradition. LM
- The Family of S. Philip Greiver